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Curricula and instruction should address all aspects health and well-being of aboriginal students in a holisitc and culturally relevant way. This page lists a variety of resources related to curriculum, instruction and teaching/learning from aboriginal perspectives.
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Miyupimaatisiiuwin Wellness Curriculum
"… a comprehensive school-based approach to health promotion and, by extension, to long-term suicide prevention. It has been developed for the Cree Public Health Module to be used in the James Bay region; is comprehensive, covering a wide range of wellness issues in a practical, teacher-friendly format, including ready-to-use lessons and preparatory material. It is a preventive program with an emphasis on wellness through health promotion for kindergarten to grade 8."
http://www.niichro.com/mental%20health/men_6.html#anchor555055
Alberta Teachers Association
Developed the following resources to inform teachers and schools about Aboriginal curriculum outcomes
Education Is Our Buffalo—A Teachers’ Resource for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education in Alberta
First Nations, Métis and Inuit—Taking Root, Branching Out
Aboriginal Education, BC Ministry of Education
What makes teaching effective for Aboriginal students? There are no simple answers. Certainly, caring and committed teachers are essential. So are programs which have clear goals and objectives and are strongly research-based. There are also other factors, such as cultural relevancy and strong family and community involvement
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/
BC First Nations Health Handbook
Helpful guide that provides a short history of First Nation social and economic circumstances and relates the prevalence of preventable injury as a key factor that influences the health of young First Nations people. http://www.bchealthguide.org/first_nations_healthguide.pdf
Aboriginal Education
Incorporating Aboriginal Perspectives: A Theme-Based Curricular Approach ( Manitoba)
Awareness and recognition of the rapidly expanding Aboriginal population in provincial schools in 1995 prompted Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth to request that all schools in Manitoba incorporate Aboriginal Perspectives into all curricula. To support the incorporation of Aboriginal Perspectives, the Aboriginal Education Directorate, through the Aboriginal Education and Training Framework has established goals that are based on the premise that school environments inclusive of Aboriginal knowledge and perspectives will improve student success and completion rates, increase employability skills and reduce transiency. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/abedu/perspectives/
Nova Scotia's Education Reform
"… was introduced in 1998 as part of Gathering Strength - Canada's AboriginalAction Plan. Resources are intended to improve the quality of education of First Nation schools and the academic achievement of First Nations students. Millbrook First Nation has incorporated Gathering Strength initiatives within the provincial school curriculum at the Truro Junior High School. Students within the Family Studies and Technical Education classes, as well as Service Learning Projects, have benefited tremendously with the assistance of Gathering Strength. Many new initiatives were created." http://www.millbrookfirstnation.net/strength.html
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
The purpose of MFNERC is to provide education specialist service delivery to First Nation schools.The vision of the MFNERC is: "Support First Nations to develop and implement a comprehensive holistic educational system inclusive of First Nations languages, world views, values, beliefs and traditions with exemplary academic standards, under First Nation jurisdiction."
http://www.mfnerc.org/
WNCP Aboriginal Languages and Cultures
WNCP Common Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Culture programs provides a framework for further development in Aboriginal languages and culture programs
http://www.mfnerc.org/
Aboriginal Studies (Manitoba)
The study of Aboriginal people focuses on an understanding of Aboriginal philosophies and creates an awareness of issues and events that relate to Aboriginal history.
Aboriginal Perspectives(Manitoba)
Aboriginal perspectives apply to learning experiences for all students. Each subject area will address the perspectives and accomplishments of Aboriginal people.
Curriculum and Instruction for Northern Schools
Reference list of health (e.g., nutrition, alcohol and drugs, wellness) and cultural topics (e.g., language renewal). http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/Divisions/kindergarten_g12/Annotated%20BibLiography/Year%202%20PDF/440.212.3%20%20Curriculum%20and%20Instruction%20for%20Northern%20Schools.pdf
Course Profile. Current Aboriginal Issues in Canada (Ontario)
http://www.curriculum.org/csc/library/profiles/11/html/NDA3MP4.htm
Suicide Prevention (Nunavut)
Departments of Education and Health & Social Services have collaborated to produce a Suicide Response Manual for Schools as a handbook for school personnel. This protocol will be finalized and in schools this winter. The Department of Education’s website also hosts a Grade 6-8 suicide prevention program called “It’s Cool to be Alive in Nunavut”, a program presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.
Aulajaaqtut – Curriculum for Empowerment (Nunavut)
Nunavut schools follow the Alberta curriculum. Aulajaaqtut was developed to respond to the need for more culturally relevant curriculum for physical education and health. The modules were developed in consultation with communities and Inuit Elders and focus on physical, emotional and cultural well-being. Aulajaaqtut is currently being offered in high school Grades 10 and 11, and is being developed for Grade 12.
Inuktitut Curriculum – Grade 12 (Nunavut)
This new Inuktitut High School curriculum is designed to support a positive sense of cultural identity amongst Inuit youth. This curriculum looks at traditional Inuit games and their design to purposefully build the mental, physical and spiritual strength of the individual. It poses questions for youth to consider about lifestyle decisions and healthy living.
RCMP Drug Awareness Services: Aboriginal Shield Program
Downloadable brochure available on this culturally specific program designed in partnership with the Nechi Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education. Links to program mission, coordinator contacts, and partnering programs are also provided. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/das/aboriginal_e.htm
This web site from Arviat in Nunavut, details different aspects of traditional shelters such as the iglu. The project involved local Elders and youth working together using both traditional knowledge and modern technology. This is the second of the Arviat District Education Authority's projects designed to promote Inuktitut literacy and the use of syllabics. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arviat/enghome.html
Resources, Databases, and Clearinghouses
Food and Nutrition
April 2007: Health Canada has adapted the Canada Food Guide: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide, First Nations, Inuit and Metis. This guide incorporates traditional foods and food available in remote communities into the food guide.
Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning
This site provides a wealth of links to sites related to the health and well being of aboriginal peoples- not only in the early years but also across the lifespan. Resource databases, e-bulletins, downloadable resources, calendar of events, and more are available through this site. http://www.accel-capea.ca/index_en.php
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, Canadian Council on Learning
Newly established at the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, this site provides a national forum with links to reports on the current state of aboriginal learning in Canada. As this site grows and develops further, it promises to become a useful a resource for current information. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/AboutCCL/KnowledgeCentres/AboriginalLearning/index.htm
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
AERC is based at the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, and aims to improve the understanding of education for Aboriginal peoples through establishing networks and the fostering of educational research. The link to the brochure at the bottom of the web page gives an overview of the centre and its goals, accomplishments, and research initiatives http://www.usask.ca/education/aerc/
Surveillance & Monitoring Activities
Aboriginal Learner Data Collection Initiative (ALDCI)
On school registration form, there is a voluntary, self-identification question which asks Aboriginal students to identify themselves. Information is used for funding programs to improve Aboriginal student success. http://education.gov.ab.ca/aboriginal/aldci/pdf/Brochure.pdf
How are we doing?
Demographics and Performance of Aboriginal Students in BC Public Schools 2001 –2002.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/perf2002.pdf
Alberta Child Health Surveillance Report
The first comprehensive report on the health of Alberta's child.
http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/resources/publications/ACH_surveillance.pdf
If you would like to change this page or other pages in this wiki by adding additional references and links, you will need to join this wiki (no charge, no spam) To do so, click on the "Join this Wiki" button from the Home Page or contact info@cash-aces.caYou don't need to join the wiki if you want to comment on materials listed or linked here or to ask a question of the members of this wiki-community, we invite you to do so by selecting the Discussion Forum in the Navigation Bar on the left hand side of these pages.
Miyupimaatisiiuwin Wellness Curriculum
"… a comprehensive school-based approach to health promotion and, by extension, to long-term suicide prevention. It has been developed for the Cree Public Health Module to be used in the James Bay region; is comprehensive, covering a wide range of wellness issues in a practical, teacher-friendly format, including ready-to-use lessons and preparatory material. It is a preventive program with an emphasis on wellness through health promotion for kindergarten to grade 8."
http://www.niichro.com/mental%20health/men_6.html#anchor555055
Alberta Teachers Association
Developed the following resources to inform teachers and schools about Aboriginal curriculum outcomes
Education Is Our Buffalo—A Teachers’ Resource for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education in Alberta
First Nations, Métis and Inuit—Taking Root, Branching Out
Aboriginal Education, BC Ministry of Education
What makes teaching effective for Aboriginal students? There are no simple answers. Certainly, caring and committed teachers are essential. So are programs which have clear goals and objectives and are strongly research-based. There are also other factors, such as cultural relevancy and strong family and community involvement
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/
BC First Nations Health Handbook
Helpful guide that provides a short history of First Nation social and economic circumstances and relates the prevalence of preventable injury as a key factor that influences the health of young First Nations people. http://www.bchealthguide.org/first_nations_healthguide.pdf
Aboriginal Education
Incorporating Aboriginal Perspectives: A Theme-Based Curricular Approach ( Manitoba)
Awareness and recognition of the rapidly expanding Aboriginal population in provincial schools in 1995 prompted Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth to request that all schools in Manitoba incorporate Aboriginal Perspectives into all curricula. To support the incorporation of Aboriginal Perspectives, the Aboriginal Education Directorate, through the Aboriginal Education and Training Framework has established goals that are based on the premise that school environments inclusive of Aboriginal knowledge and perspectives will improve student success and completion rates, increase employability skills and reduce transiency. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/abedu/perspectives/
Nova Scotia's Education Reform
"… was introduced in 1998 as part of Gathering Strength - Canada's AboriginalAction Plan. Resources are intended to improve the quality of education of First Nation schools and the academic achievement of First Nations students. Millbrook First Nation has incorporated Gathering Strength initiatives within the provincial school curriculum at the Truro Junior High School. Students within the Family Studies and Technical Education classes, as well as Service Learning Projects, have benefited tremendously with the assistance of Gathering Strength. Many new initiatives were created." http://www.millbrookfirstnation.net/strength.html
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
The purpose of MFNERC is to provide education specialist service delivery to First Nation schools.The vision of the MFNERC is: "Support First Nations to develop and implement a comprehensive holistic educational system inclusive of First Nations languages, world views, values, beliefs and traditions with exemplary academic standards, under First Nation jurisdiction."
http://www.mfnerc.org/
WNCP Aboriginal Languages and Cultures
WNCP Common Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Culture programs provides a framework for further development in Aboriginal languages and culture programs
http://www.mfnerc.org/
Aboriginal Studies (Manitoba)
The study of Aboriginal people focuses on an understanding of Aboriginal philosophies and creates an awareness of issues and events that relate to Aboriginal history.
Aboriginal Perspectives(Manitoba)
Aboriginal perspectives apply to learning experiences for all students. Each subject area will address the perspectives and accomplishments of Aboriginal people.
Curriculum and Instruction for Northern Schools
Reference list of health (e.g., nutrition, alcohol and drugs, wellness) and cultural topics (e.g., language renewal). http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/Divisions/kindergarten_g12/Annotated%20BibLiography/Year%202%20PDF/440.212.3%20%20Curriculum%20and%20Instruction%20for%20Northern%20Schools.pdf
Course Profile. Current Aboriginal Issues in Canada (Ontario)
http://www.curriculum.org/csc/library/profiles/11/html/NDA3MP4.htm
Suicide Prevention (Nunavut)
Departments of Education and Health & Social Services have collaborated to produce a Suicide Response Manual for Schools as a handbook for school personnel. This protocol will be finalized and in schools this winter. The Department of Education’s website also hosts a Grade 6-8 suicide prevention program called “It’s Cool to be Alive in Nunavut”, a program presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.
Aulajaaqtut – Curriculum for Empowerment (Nunavut)
Nunavut schools follow the Alberta curriculum. Aulajaaqtut was developed to respond to the need for more culturally relevant curriculum for physical education and health. The modules were developed in consultation with communities and Inuit Elders and focus on physical, emotional and cultural well-being. Aulajaaqtut is currently being offered in high school Grades 10 and 11, and is being developed for Grade 12.
Inuktitut Curriculum – Grade 12 (Nunavut)
This new Inuktitut High School curriculum is designed to support a positive sense of cultural identity amongst Inuit youth. This curriculum looks at traditional Inuit games and their design to purposefully build the mental, physical and spiritual strength of the individual. It poses questions for youth to consider about lifestyle decisions and healthy living.
RCMP Drug Awareness Services: Aboriginal Shield Program
Downloadable brochure available on this culturally specific program designed in partnership with the Nechi Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education. Links to program mission, coordinator contacts, and partnering programs are also provided. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/das/aboriginal_e.htm
This web site from Arviat in Nunavut, details different aspects of traditional shelters such as the iglu. The project involved local Elders and youth working together using both traditional knowledge and modern technology. This is the second of the Arviat District Education Authority's projects designed to promote Inuktitut literacy and the use of syllabics. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arviat/enghome.html
Resources, Databases, and Clearinghouses
Food and Nutrition
April 2007: Health Canada has adapted the Canada Food Guide: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide, First Nations, Inuit and Metis. This guide incorporates traditional foods and food available in remote communities into the food guide.
Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning
This site provides a wealth of links to sites related to the health and well being of aboriginal peoples- not only in the early years but also across the lifespan. Resource databases, e-bulletins, downloadable resources, calendar of events, and more are available through this site. http://www.accel-capea.ca/index_en.php
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, Canadian Council on Learning
Newly established at the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, this site provides a national forum with links to reports on the current state of aboriginal learning in Canada. As this site grows and develops further, it promises to become a useful a resource for current information. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/AboutCCL/KnowledgeCentres/AboriginalLearning/index.htm
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
AERC is based at the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, and aims to improve the understanding of education for Aboriginal peoples through establishing networks and the fostering of educational research. The link to the brochure at the bottom of the web page gives an overview of the centre and its goals, accomplishments, and research initiatives http://www.usask.ca/education/aerc/
Surveillance & Monitoring Activities
Aboriginal Learner Data Collection Initiative (ALDCI)
On school registration form, there is a voluntary, self-identification question which asks Aboriginal students to identify themselves. Information is used for funding programs to improve Aboriginal student success. http://education.gov.ab.ca/aboriginal/aldci/pdf/Brochure.pdf
How are we doing?
Demographics and Performance of Aboriginal Students in BC Public Schools 2001 –2002.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/perf2002.pdf
Alberta Child Health Surveillance Report
The first comprehensive report on the health of Alberta's child.
http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/resources/publications/ACH_surveillance.pdf
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